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Date: Exact Date Unknown - March xx, 1966
Location: West Hollywood - CA
Venue: The London Fog
Taper: Nettie Peña
History:
A second of two reels of audio made by UCLA classmate Nettie Peña at the London Fog is missing. These recordings with accompanying photographs are made during The Doors debut performances at this venue for a student film project. The first of the two reels has been officially released on vinyl by The Doors Music Co.
Tracklist:
(Unknown)
Date: 12/02/1967
Location: Portland - OR
Venue: Portland Memorial Coliseum
Taper: Mark Malicoat & Peter Bauer
History:
In a late 60's teen magazine known as Teen Datebook, two Portland high school students publish an article seemingly indicating that the duo records The Doors performance at the Portland Memorial Coliseum as well as a short Q&A with Jim Morrison following the show. The performance is cut short, and the article states that performances of The Crystal Ship, 20th Century Fox, and The End are not given. The whereabouts of the recordings, if in existence, are currently unknown.
Tracklist:
Back Door Man
Soul Kitchen
Gloria
Unhappy Girl
People Are Strange
Light My Fire
Q&A w/Jim Morrison
Date: Various Dates - 1968
Location: Various U.S. Locations
Venue: Various
Taper: Paul Ferrara / Babe Hill
History:
While Paul Ferrara shoots film for Feast Of Friends in 1968, sound engineer Babe Hill records audio alongside using a Nagra throughout the various live performances. Babe Hill can be spotted with the Nagra in photographs where no audio is known to exist or accompany the matching filmwork. There is a possibility some of the lost audio recordings still lie in The Doors archives.
Nagra Recording Locations:
Westbury Music Fair, New York
Northern California Folk Rock Fest
Bakersfield Civic Center
Honolulu International Center
Singer Bowl, New York
Cleveland Public Auditorium
Asbury Park Convention Hall
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Date: 03/17/1968
Location: Boston, MA - US
Venue: Back Bay Theater
Taper: Jay Martel
History:
While an audience recording of the 1968 Boston late show is known to fans, a taper of the Boston 1968 performances recorded and loaned out his tapes, only to be never returned. There is a possibility that these are a separate source of Boston 1968 recordings, or they may be the recording already known to fans.
Date: 05/19/1968
Location: San Jose, CA - US
Venue: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
Taper: Unknown
History:
A photograph taken during The Doors 1968 performance at the Northern California Folk Festival shows an unidentified taper standing on-stage with a microphone and what appears to be a tape recorder strapped over his shoulder. The taper's presence throughout the show is not consistent, indicating that the intention of the taper may not have been to make an amateur recording of the whole show, but instead perhaps a partial segment for a news broadcast or printed publication. The identity of the taper and the whereabouts of the tape are currently unknown.
Date: 09/06-07/1968
Location: London - UK
Venue: The Roundhouse
Taper: Granada Television
History:
Although portions of these performances are recorded through a board and used in Granada's Television production The Doors Are Open, the total amount of recorded tape is unknown. For years, it was believed that all four performances may have been recorded, however new research indicates that perhaps only two of the four performances at the Roundhouse were taped. The whereabouts of the original master tape recordings are unknown.
Known Recordings:
When The Music's Over
Five To One
Spanish Caravan
Back Door Man
Crawling King Snake
Light My Fire
The Unknown Soldier
Date: 01/24/1969
Location: New York - NY
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Taper: Various Radio Stations
History:
An audience member is photographed with a reel-to-reel tape recorder in her lap during The Doors performance at Madison Square Garden in 1969. There is a possibility that the recording is already the recording known to fans from this show, however there is a possibility that this is an alternate source. The identity of this audience member and the whereabouts of the tape are currently unknown.
Date: 06/27-30/1969
Location: Mexico City - MX
Venue: The Forum
Taper: Various Radio Stations
History:
The Doors are originally scheduled to be recorded live for broadcast on various Mexican radio stations, however no proof of the recording or broadcasts have ever been found. It's very likely that these shows were never recorded or broadcast.
Tracklists:
(Unknown)
Date: 07/27/1969
Location: Woodinville - WA
Venue: Gold Creek Park (Seattle Pop Festival)
Taper: Unknown
History:
Various performers from this festival are said to be recorded either through a board or stage microphones. Many rumors exist as to its whereabouts, however no proof of these recordings have ever surfaced. This recording, if intact, is presumed complete.
Known Performances:
When The Music's Over
Light My Fire
Five To One
The End
-Maggie M'Gill
-Roadhouse Blues
(Incomplete)
Date: 01/17/1970 (Early Show)
Location: New York - NY
Venue: Felt Forum
Taper: Audience Member
History:
An audience member who attended the early show of the first night's performances at the Felt Forum in New York indicates that a tape recording was made and later lost. The attendee states: "They did early and late shows on January 17th and 18th and I went to the early one on the 17th. I recorded it on my $30 Norelco cassette recorder, but a friend's brother swiped the tape from me. I have no clue what happened to the tape after that."
Tracks Recorded:
(Unknown)
Date: 04/12/1970
Location: Denver - CO
Venue: University Of Denver
Taper: 'McKevitt's Marauders'
History:
Greg Shaw's 1997 book On The Road indicates that this performance may have been recorded by a local vice squad known as McKevitt's Marauders, in the event that evidence is needed by authorities to press charges on The Doors or Jim Morrison. If a recording is made, it is most likely trashed or re-used due to the lack of incriminating events during the performance.
Known Setlist:
Back Door Man
Five To One
Break On Through
Roadhouse Blues
The Spy
You Make Me Real
When The Music's Over
Ship Of Fools
Mystery Train
-Away In India
-Crossroads
Wake Up!
Light My Fire
-St. James Infirmary
-Summertime
Maggie M'Gill*
-Been Down So Long
The End
* Featuring Ray On Guitar
Date: 08/22/1970
Location: San Diego - CA
Venue: San Diego International Sports Arena
Taper: Audience Member
History:
An amateur photograph from this performance captures an audience member close to the stage and holding a microphone. Although it is believed to be an unheard tape, there is possibility this is of the same taper from which a poor quality tape recording is already known to collectors and fans.
Known Setlist:
Introduction (Unknown)
Roadhouse Blues
Back Door Man
When The Music's Over
Unknown Track (Poem)
Carol
Louie, Louie
The Celebration Of The Lizard
Heartbreak Hotel
Light My Fire
-Fever
-Summetime
-St. James Infirmary
-Eleanor Rigby (Instrumental)
-Easy Ride
(Incomplete)